chalkboard mustang detail

gofast908z · 02-07-09, 12:15

This is a 88 mustang owned by one of my very good Corvette customers, his daily driver. Cool car, heads, cam, supercharger. Anyway it was completely oxidized, like a black chalkboard. It was a just for fun detail, and also a thank you to a good customer. I told him he could pay me whatever he felt like, I just wanted him to be happy with it. He liked that! And he paid me well.

The detail process for this car was actually pretty simple. I wanted to see how much correction I could do with very simple tools (PC, 2 pads, 2 products) and finish in just one day. Typically I finish with Zaino, but to keep things basic I just used megs #26 to finish it up.

-first pass: Menzerna IP on a Lake Country orange pad, speed 5
-second pass: Menzerna MP on a Lake Country white pad, speed 5
-wax: Meguiar's Liquid #26
-convertible top: 303 Convertible top treatment.

Here are some more dramatic shots!

Even masked off some racing stripes for fun!

bufferbarry · 02-07-09, 03:57

very nice work got to love that! im a huge fan of that bodystyle! shhhhhhhhh lets not tell anyone but probaly one of my favorites cars of all time is the white saleen in that body style from the video ice ice baby, by vanilla ice! lmao im so embarrased at that but hey nice detail, nice car, good job

BigJimZ28 · 02-07-09, 07:02

very nice
I love the racing stripes

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Originally Posted by bufferbarry

very nice work got to love that! im a huge fan of that bodystyle! shhhhhhhhh lets not tell anyone but probaly one of my favorites cars of all time is the white saleen in that body style from the video ice ice baby, by vanilla ice! lmao im so embarrased at that but hey nice detail, nice car, good job

dmw2692004 · 02-07-09, 07:05

wow nice work!

Setec Astronomy · 02-07-09, 07:16

That's my policy on my Mustangs, too, one polishing every 20 years

Great job, I wish you had a full-car before to put next to the after to show the gray-to-black transformation. Would be like one of those weight loss commercials.

scaswell27 · 02-07-09, 08:05

looks great for a just for fun detail.

mblgjr · 02-07-09, 09:04

Glad to see a Fox getting some love!

ezemsm444 · 02-09-09, 07:40

wow major difference.

I like how you played with the tape and made the stripes nice job man.

MuttGrunt · 02-10-09, 08:57

hey! brand new fox body!
came out great - nice age reversal

gofast908z · 02-10-09, 12:50

thanks guys! I was shocked the paint could actually be saved, with ONLY the PC!

ZeroDfx · 02-10-09, 01:53

Now that you've brought it back to life, I hope he doesn't neglect it again.
Beautiful work! I couldn't see the end result in the "before" pictures; it looked beyond oxidized to clear coat failure.

gofast908z · 02-10-09, 02:03

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Originally Posted by ZeroDfx

Now that you've brought it back to life, I hope he doesn't neglect it again.
Beautiful work! I couldn't see the end result in the "before" pictures; it looked beyond oxidized to clear coat failure.

I'll make sure he has me over to keep it looking good

Forgot to take complete before pics, but the entire car looked like this: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...forJeff005.jpg